Star Wars, Indiana Jones Actor Suffers With Broken Pelvis and Leg After Plane Crash

Harrison Ford, 72, was piloting a vintage aircraft when it crashed on a Venice golf course Thursday afternoon – an accident that left him with a broken ankle and pelvis.

The 72-year-old Star Wars and Indiana Jones actor was listed in fair to moderate conditions, not long after he was pulled from his World War II-era plane.

Surgeons were working feverishly to fix the broken bones. The actor suffered numerous gashes on the head, which led many witnesses to say they didn’t even know it was the actor being evacuated. According to Los Angeles Assistant Fire Chief Pat Butler, Ford also had numerous cuts on his arms, but he wasn’t sure if the actor suffered with internal injuries. Butler said Ford was alert and seemed to have good vitals.

His spokesman said the actor did not have any life-threatening and was expected to make a complete recovery.

Ford has years of flight experience as a trained pilot, having got his license in the early 1990s. He is being hailed a hero for landing the plane on the golf course, 20 minutes after it took off from the Santa Monica Municipal Airport. A source close to the investigation said Ford avoided several homes in the neighborhood and kept the plane from nose-diving after it clipped a tree on its way down.

Eddie Aguglia, a witness to the accident, said he was sure Ford was thinking “whatever happens, happens and I’ll be the only one going to get hurt”. He said the actor risked his life and limb to put it down on the golf course instead of turning back towards the airport.

Christian Fry with the Santa Monica Airport Association said Ford successfully executed a forced emergency landing, and praised the actor for his skills in bringing the plan down on the golf course.

Doctors played on the green when the plane crashed pulled Ford out of the wreck, afraid it would catch on fire or explode.

Ford recently suffered with a broken leg in June after a piece of the London set fell on it while filming Star Wars: Episode VII.

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